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blessing

[bles-ing] / ˈblɛs ɪŋ /




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“My whole life is a blessing, for all the times I should have been dead or not even born.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

In the statement confirming her Parkinson's diagnosis, Simon said she did not consider the condition "a gift or a blessing".

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

"Thank you to this amazing family that I have the honor and the privilege and the blessing to join," Jonsson told the crowd.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Paramount scored one victory: The European Commission gave its blessing for the merger to go forward in the European countries it represents.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

But I had only made one and for my blessing, I had written, “I am healthy,” because Audrey had written that on one of hers.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

"It stays with me always how things could have been. Every day I still count my blessings."

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The armed security guard at the San Diego mosque would greet every visitor without fail, responding “Salam wa rahamatullahi wa barakatuh” or “May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you too.”

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

“It was just compounding blessings on top of each other — or luck.”

From MarketWatch May 15, 2026

Xi accompanied Trump on a tour of Beijing’s 15th-century Temple of Heaven, where China’s Ming and Qing emperors held rites to seek bountiful harvests and other blessings.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

My own impression, from having divided my life between United States cities and New Guinea villages, is that the so-called blessings of civilization are mixed.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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